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Post by amanuensis on Feb 24, 2022 12:32:02 GMT -6
Monday being a holiday, I assume that the tv station weatherman that has the assignment to tape a five-day work-week forecast for a certain local radio station either forgot to do it or thought that someone else had the assignment. So the automation replayed the five-day forecast from the previous Monday. We've all heard voice-tracking errors like this.
So my point is that while automation can run a station, it can't do so flawlessly forever. Comparable to self-driving cars, that don't require your attention, until they suddenly do.
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Post by kenglish on Feb 24, 2022 12:46:14 GMT -6
From what I've heard on K-talk over the last couple of years, it sounds like their automation simply controls the commercials and maybe the switching-up of the network news....probably all fed to one pot on the board. I've heard it play an ID, or go to the network, over the top of any local programming many times. I wouldn't be surprised if that particular fader is taped in place.
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Post by radiowyoming on Feb 25, 2022 17:03:07 GMT -6
No audio right now (11:30 PM). Tuning to 1635 or 1645 gives good reception of KDIA in Vallejo though. 10 KW U2, beaming SSW from their location. I wonder why KDIA is allowed to broadcast with 10 kW 24 hours a day. I've always thought that all expanded band AM stations were limited to 10 kW days and 1 kw nights, with the exception of XEPE-AM on 1700 kHz.
KDIA is directional, at least at night
KHPY 1670 is 9 some odd KW at night.. its directional
1660 near NYC is 10kw directional at night
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Post by radiowyoming on Feb 25, 2022 17:05:13 GMT -6
You aren't saying that automation can't run an entire station, right? It definitely can. What your describing sounds more like a live assist system rather than a true automation system.
No not at all what i implied meant or how it works. The automation is the brains and controls other things..... telling a switcher what channel to open to bring in audio from satellite dish A, or B.. or Barix Box C....
KSKO operates like I describe and so does my old WY station, KLMI... remotes are done without a board op yet theyre live.
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Feb 26, 2022 13:00:36 GMT -6
No not at all what i implied meant or how it works. The automation is the brains and controls other things..... telling a switcher what channel to open to bring in audio from satellite dish A, or B.. or Barix Box C....
KSKO operates like I describe and so does my old WY station, KLMI... remotes are done without a board op yet theyre live.
I think I see where the disconnect here is. I think you're talking about automatic control of only the audio board. What I'm thinking of would be something like StationPlaylist ( www.stationplaylist.com/ ) or ZaraRadio or something like that.
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Post by radiowyoming on Mar 11, 2022 20:24:29 GMT -6
No not at all what i implied meant or how it works. The automation is the brains and controls other things..... telling a switcher what channel to open to bring in audio from satellite dish A, or B.. or Barix Box C....
KSKO operates like I describe and so does my old WY station, KLMI... remotes are done without a board op yet theyre live.
I think I see where the disconnect here is. I think you're talking about automatic control of only the audio board. What I'm thinking of would be something like StationPlaylist ( www.stationplaylist.com/ ) or ZaraRadio or something like that.
No.. im talking about automation systems Imediatouch which KSKO uses.... and Playoutone pro which KLMI uses (where i still work too) can have the automation control the audio board, switch external sources on and off... thats what automation does
I know stations who even had it set for automation to turn on the coffee pot in the morning
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Post by kenglish on Mar 11, 2022 22:43:30 GMT -6
Now, if only automation was able to switch the transmitter and antenna system between Day, Night and Critical Hours, and PSA and PSSA, without human intervention...... 🙄 . Wouldn't that be nice?
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Post by radiowyoming on Mar 14, 2022 18:53:06 GMT -6
Now, if only automation was able to switch the transmitter and antenna system between Day, Night and Critical Hours, and PSA and PSSA, without human intervention...... 🙄 . Wouldn't that be nice?
It already does.
In fact, with some transmitters.. if you dont have that many power levels.. say just pre sunrise, day, post sunset and night... your transmitter can do it on its own. If you have mor complicated requirements, a Sine, Getner or Burke remote conjtrol wil lswitch things totally unattended and notify you by text, phone call or email when something fails
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